r8gn.2xlargevsr8in.2xlarge
r8gn.2xlarge is 13% cheaper than r8in.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $78.91 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.7287/hr13% less | $0.8368/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2723/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.38/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge vs r8gn.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.7287 | $0.8368 | ▲ 15% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 63% off$0.2723 | 55% off$0.38 | ▲ 40% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.528 | 28% off$0.6063 | ▲ 15% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.34 | 53% off$0.3904 | ▲ 15% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.7287 vs $0.8368 per hour
13% cheaperPhysical cores8 vs 4
2× higherNetwork baseline25 Gbps vs 12.5 Gbps
2× higherEBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
2× higherWhere r8in.2xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
39% higherSpecs
17 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 50 Gigabit | Up to 40 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 30 |
| Storage3 of 11 differ | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 5,000 Mbps | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 625 MB/s | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gn | r8in |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8gn.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gn.2xlarge | r8in.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.7287 | $0.8368 | ▲ 15% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.7287 | $0.8368 | ▲ 15% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.